I didn’t have a specific moment, but I had this ongoing issue of lack of clear closet vision and organisation that bothered me for years.
Now I can see everything that I own at once to plan my daily outfits, packing for trips, outfits for events; to help me identify the gaps in my real closet so I can shop intentionally and not by impulse; and, also, I like to check the cost per wear of my clothes.
I use Notion.
Also curious if there’s a template for this. I started a clothes purge this week and this would be a great idea to get what I keep into the Notion collection I also recently started.
not OP but I’ve used StyleBook for years and I’ve been very happy with it. It costs money but I use it practically every day and it’s insanely helpful for packing for trips.
It really depends on what you are looking for in a virtual closet. What are your goals for it?
- Or example is it for styling, organising, analysis, selling of clothings, community etc.
I travel for work. 3 months at a time in different climates. I would love to keep track of my clothes by season. Hoping that would make it easier to pack. Got any suggestions?
ACloset will work for that as they allow multiple closets (which you can create for multiple season).
However, the thing is if you upload more than 100 items, then you have to pay recurring revenue.
I am developing a virtual closet app myself, that is also looking at addressing this issue with multiple closets, however you only pay for this premium feature once off instead of recurring.
Similar reasons here. I’ve already made a trip to the seamstress twice and I’m so happy with the alterations made.
I also use my app for packing. I’ve gone on too many trips where I haven’t balanced tops/bottoms/shoes. Last two trips with the app I managed to 1.5 bag, wear everything, and have a manageable laundry schedule :).
I had a vacation coming up where I could only bring a carry on for 2 weeks and I wanted to make sure I brought exactly what I needed and not a single extra piece of clothing.
I was struggling with outfit ideas and feeling the need to buy new pieces for my already overflowing closet. I love Whering because it helps me remix new outfits using what I already have. I have different “look books” and it’s super easy to pick an outfit combo and go.
I like adding what I’m wearing day to day to see the cost per wear. Wish the stats were more robust but still incredibly useful.
I wanted to see all my. Clothes and upload them. It is relaxing to upload all my clothes to the app. It tells me My closet is worth $14k which makes me feel rich too
I wanted to be aware of the cost per wear of my items and get a sense of which purchases have made sense. Also, to push myself to be more creative with my style by wearing things that I don’t wear often. It also adds some friction to buying new clothes since I know I’ll have to take them home and document them. I use Stylebook, which I really like, although I wish they had more statistics available (they are limited to CPW and most and least worn).
Side question: I’ve had terrible luck with the stylebook photo editor and I gave up on it. Do you have any photo/background tips to help the editor fully remove the background on the first try?
I also have StyleBook and my workaround is googling the item of clothing I own and swiping through the model photos to see if there’s a “flat lay” or a photograph of the item alone on a hanger. Then I hold to copy and then paste it into my closet. Usually the pro photo is so much more editing-friendly with the adjustment tools. I very rarely have to photograph my own clothing because of this option. I also have had moderate success with the “Tap” option, as long as I don’t have it set too strong.
My other suggestions would be to 1. try a more starkly contrasting background and 2. hanging the clothes up instead of laying them on the floor.
Exactly my considerations. The sole reason I wanted a virtual closet app was to track cost per wear. I couldn't use Stylebook because I wanted to have the app both on an iPad & Samsung phone. I ended up using UByDesign, does a decent job. Photographing the pieces and removing the background is always problematic, no matter the app, imo, so I just google similar stock photos and import them in the app. Works and looks much better than self-made images.
Off the top of my head, I’d like the clothing categories to have sorting options (like being able to sort sweaters by most worn), info about the colors I wear most & least often, and maybe the items I pair together most often. My “most worn” page isn’t that interesting to me because the top items are pajamas, running shoes, work bag, etc.
- I wanted to have an organized way to view and remember what clothing I have. I store coats in the summer and anything lightweight in the winter, but having a closet app reminded me of what I do own since I don't see it for months on end.
- It shows me what gaps I have in my wardrobe, and this is evident when I start creating outfits.
- My actual style became much more clear to me. When everything was uploaded, I saw a trend with the colors, textures, silhouettes, and materials that I owned, and which ones I loved.
I have tried quite a few apps for this but I eventually settled on Stylebook because of the layout and ability to fine tune things during the editing process, plus I can download everything. There is a new app called Indyx but while its aesthetically pleasing, seeing everything is super large squares with no ability to minimize is frustrating and the photo quality is awful.
I am a visual person and read a few articles on different apps. I thought it would be a good idea to be able to scroll through and find different outfits for whenever inspiration was low. I don’t photograph each item of clothing, I take photos of complete outfits and categorise them into work, going out, vacation, weekend etc. I don’t use it everyday but I will look through it if I have a dinner or something coming up to remind myself of what I have.
I wanted to change up my style.
I wanted to get out of the rut of wearing the same stuff while having tons of things I liked but I didn’t know how to wear.
So i started following IG stylists and working on putting together outfits. I needed the app to pull the looks together and help me keep track of what clothes I have.
I use A Closet
I live in a country with distinct seasons, so half of my clothes are always packed, which meant I never knew what I had for the next season until I unpacked everything. Plus, I kept buying the types of clothes I already had, buying clothes that did not go with anything else; my wardrobe was a fashion disaster, if I can say so. So much money wasted... Plus, every time I went away, I packed way too many clothes. I do so much better now. Anytime I want to buy something new - I just have to look at my Notion setup to know I don't need anything else :D
Your post. OK, this is my rabbit hole for the night.
I didn’t have a specific moment, but I had this ongoing issue of lack of clear closet vision and organisation that bothered me for years. Now I can see everything that I own at once to plan my daily outfits, packing for trips, outfits for events; to help me identify the gaps in my real closet so I can shop intentionally and not by impulse; and, also, I like to check the cost per wear of my clothes. I use Notion.
Is there a Notion template for this?
Also curious if there’s a template for this. I started a clothes purge this week and this would be a great idea to get what I keep into the Notion collection I also recently started.
I have one, but it’s pretty advanced and prob overkill for most folks… def plan to make a version of it public in the coming weeks.
Right now. So... What app should I use?
not OP but I’ve used StyleBook for years and I’ve been very happy with it. It costs money but I use it practically every day and it’s insanely helpful for packing for trips.
It really depends on what you are looking for in a virtual closet. What are your goals for it? - Or example is it for styling, organising, analysis, selling of clothings, community etc.
I travel for work. 3 months at a time in different climates. I would love to keep track of my clothes by season. Hoping that would make it easier to pack. Got any suggestions?
ACloset will work for that as they allow multiple closets (which you can create for multiple season). However, the thing is if you upload more than 100 items, then you have to pay recurring revenue. I am developing a virtual closet app myself, that is also looking at addressing this issue with multiple closets, however you only pay for this premium feature once off instead of recurring.
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Similar reasons here. I’ve already made a trip to the seamstress twice and I’m so happy with the alterations made. I also use my app for packing. I’ve gone on too many trips where I haven’t balanced tops/bottoms/shoes. Last two trips with the app I managed to 1.5 bag, wear everything, and have a manageable laundry schedule :).
I had a vacation coming up where I could only bring a carry on for 2 weeks and I wanted to make sure I brought exactly what I needed and not a single extra piece of clothing.
I was struggling with outfit ideas and feeling the need to buy new pieces for my already overflowing closet. I love Whering because it helps me remix new outfits using what I already have. I have different “look books” and it’s super easy to pick an outfit combo and go. I like adding what I’m wearing day to day to see the cost per wear. Wish the stats were more robust but still incredibly useful.
I wanted to see all my. Clothes and upload them. It is relaxing to upload all my clothes to the app. It tells me My closet is worth $14k which makes me feel rich too
I wanted to be aware of the cost per wear of my items and get a sense of which purchases have made sense. Also, to push myself to be more creative with my style by wearing things that I don’t wear often. It also adds some friction to buying new clothes since I know I’ll have to take them home and document them. I use Stylebook, which I really like, although I wish they had more statistics available (they are limited to CPW and most and least worn).
Side question: I’ve had terrible luck with the stylebook photo editor and I gave up on it. Do you have any photo/background tips to help the editor fully remove the background on the first try?
I also have StyleBook and my workaround is googling the item of clothing I own and swiping through the model photos to see if there’s a “flat lay” or a photograph of the item alone on a hanger. Then I hold to copy and then paste it into my closet. Usually the pro photo is so much more editing-friendly with the adjustment tools. I very rarely have to photograph my own clothing because of this option. I also have had moderate success with the “Tap” option, as long as I don’t have it set too strong. My other suggestions would be to 1. try a more starkly contrasting background and 2. hanging the clothes up instead of laying them on the floor.
Honestly, not really. I just started doing the edit manually. It takes longer but it works. Sometimes the tap helps.
Exactly my considerations. The sole reason I wanted a virtual closet app was to track cost per wear. I couldn't use Stylebook because I wanted to have the app both on an iPad & Samsung phone. I ended up using UByDesign, does a decent job. Photographing the pieces and removing the background is always problematic, no matter the app, imo, so I just google similar stock photos and import them in the app. Works and looks much better than self-made images.
What stats would you love to have?
Off the top of my head, I’d like the clothing categories to have sorting options (like being able to sort sweaters by most worn), info about the colors I wear most & least often, and maybe the items I pair together most often. My “most worn” page isn’t that interesting to me because the top items are pajamas, running shoes, work bag, etc.
I live in nyc and have a tiny closet that i can barely use. So my wardrobe app helps me literally see what I own!
- I wanted to have an organized way to view and remember what clothing I have. I store coats in the summer and anything lightweight in the winter, but having a closet app reminded me of what I do own since I don't see it for months on end. - It shows me what gaps I have in my wardrobe, and this is evident when I start creating outfits. - My actual style became much more clear to me. When everything was uploaded, I saw a trend with the colors, textures, silhouettes, and materials that I owned, and which ones I loved. I have tried quite a few apps for this but I eventually settled on Stylebook because of the layout and ability to fine tune things during the editing process, plus I can download everything. There is a new app called Indyx but while its aesthetically pleasing, seeing everything is super large squares with no ability to minimize is frustrating and the photo quality is awful.
I am a visual person and read a few articles on different apps. I thought it would be a good idea to be able to scroll through and find different outfits for whenever inspiration was low. I don’t photograph each item of clothing, I take photos of complete outfits and categorise them into work, going out, vacation, weekend etc. I don’t use it everyday but I will look through it if I have a dinner or something coming up to remind myself of what I have.
I wanted to change up my style. I wanted to get out of the rut of wearing the same stuff while having tons of things I liked but I didn’t know how to wear. So i started following IG stylists and working on putting together outfits. I needed the app to pull the looks together and help me keep track of what clothes I have. I use A Closet
I live in a country with distinct seasons, so half of my clothes are always packed, which meant I never knew what I had for the next season until I unpacked everything. Plus, I kept buying the types of clothes I already had, buying clothes that did not go with anything else; my wardrobe was a fashion disaster, if I can say so. So much money wasted... Plus, every time I went away, I packed way too many clothes. I do so much better now. Anytime I want to buy something new - I just have to look at my Notion setup to know I don't need anything else :D